Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 22: Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Chancellor, Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Atta Mohammad Hasnain today underscored the need for inculcating scientific temper and knowledge among the school, college and university students, for the overall growth and development of the country.
“Western countries including USA, UK, France, Germany and others have been extremely successful in the scientific advancements and Research and Development as they made it their thrust area and also imparted scientific knowledge and developed temperament in their youth from early age,” Lt Gen (Rtd) Syed Atta Mohammad Hasnain said in his presidential address, during the inauguration of the two day “National Urdu Science Congress-2021,” organized by the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) in association with Vigyan Prasar, at Gandhi Bhawan, University of Kashmir here.
Lt. Gen (Rtd) Hasnain said the research about earthquakes and climatic changes in Jammu and Kashmir were the need of the hour as it falls in the seismic zone. “Everybody remembers the September 2014 deluge and 2005 earthquake and the miseries confronted by the people after these natural calamities. Hence, it is imperative for the science students to undertake research about the same,” he remarked.
In his address, Vice Chancellor, Prof Mehraj ud Din Mir, gave a detailed account about the CUK functioning and said the varsity, established with 15 other institutions in the year 2009, is marching ahead on the academic front.
Hundreds of delegates and eminent experts from Jammu and Kashmir, and other parts of the country attended the inaugural function of the Congress, organized under the theme “Science Communication, Popularization and Its Extension (Scope) In Urdu: The Road Ahead.”
Prof Akbar Masoodi, Vice Chancellor, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University; Padmashri, Syed Iqbal Hasnain, Pro Chancellor Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi; Prof Ainul Hassan, Vice Chancellor, MANUU, Hyderabad; Dr H J Khan, Chief Scientist, NISCPR; Dr Aquil Ahmad, Director NCPUL; Dr Gowher Raza, eminent Scientist, faculty members, research scholars and students were also present.
Vice Chancellor University of Kashmir, Prof Talat Ahmad, said the first try should be to impart scientific knowledge in Urdu at school and college level. “While writing in Urdu, the technical terms for understanding can be written in English as well,” he said, adding that Kashmiri language, which is old, should also be used for scientific communication.
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